From plastic to perfect seating

Marvin Jones Fellowship Award

New leadership for New Kent Lions Club

Harris earns Doctoral Degree in Chiropractic studies

Anne Harris, a resident of Lanexa, completed her studies to earn a Doctor of Chiropractic degree. Harris graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic’s Florida Campus in Port Orange, Florida during June 17 ceremonies.

Letter to the Editor: The importance of dealing with anger properly

When you get angry, you emotionally react to something you may regard as bad. Adverse effects that may come from your ire include high blood pressure, broken relationships, hasty decisions, and more. You aren’t going to let your grievance escalate to dangerous levels of rage, so you quickly divert your mind from targeting the object of your acrimony to either find a correct way to make the situation better or realize that the ganger is just a blip in the environment not worthy of expending a lot of energy on. Anger can eat away at your enjoyment in life. It…
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Editorial: Your growth shouldn’t be defined by someone else

What is growth? What does it mean when you are trying to make a positive change in your life? We all have the issue of wanting to discover who we truly are. We want to harbor that feeling as it makes us feel good. This is a natural feeling as many of us have faced obstacles that prevented us from truly feeling this way. In life, your growth determines if you stay in park or if you drive. You can remain stationary listening to your music, taking a nap, or talking on your cell phone if you’re completely comfortable with…
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Niche New Kent business Burks Farm to end deer processing, plans to be sold

The ability to find a niche in any business market can be a difficult one. But for one New Kent entrepreneur, finding that key demographic has provided 25 years of goods and services to literally thousands of people. Now, he’s hoping someone will take what he started and continue it for years to come. David Burks, owner of Burks Farm, is retiring from his business of processing animals this upcoming September, citing medical reasons. Burks has been a New Kent resident for more than 20 years. But after suffering a setback in the military that left his confined to a…
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Editorial: Let’s put the ‘unity’ back into our community

So, I haven’t written an editorial in a while. I’ve been doing so many things between my multiple jobs that I haven’t had time for myself to reflect. But one thing that drew me to write this is the fact that we are lacking ‘unity’ in our community. Yes, I know I’ve written about this topic before, but now it’s to the point where it is beginning to frustrate me. Not because I am mad on the ongoings, but I am sad because we still have not learned our lessons. Let’s face it, if you live or work in Charles…
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A ‘skybound’ scholarship

New Kent Community Development Corporation announce scholarship recipients

New Kent’s Community Development Corporation (NKCDC) has awarded four scholarships to local students who graduated high school in 2022. Treyvon Taylor was the recipient of the NKCDC academic scholarship in the amount of $250. Elizabeth Ross, Jaiden McCoy, and Shemaiah Young were all awarded with the Eugene R. Williams Scholarship based on high academic achievement, extracurricular activities, and community involvement. Ross, who was New Kent High School’s Class of 2022 valedictorian, received a $1,000 award, while McCoy and Young each received $500 monetary contributions.